No one will speak once more regarding the difficulties of Nathan Chen at the 2018 Olympics.
Now, instead, they will only talk regarding their gold medal at the 2022 Beijing Olympics.
On Wednesday, Chen had a amazing short program that broke record with a score of 218.63 in the free skate. The Quad King he landed five quadruple jumps while skating to Elton John’s music and outscored his closest rival by more than 22 points.
How do you recover from a disastrous Olympics to manage to do this?
According to USA TODAY SportsChen said last week: “Recognizing that during my skating career, I only get a limited amount of time on the ice and in competition, especially the Olympics. So if I can’t enjoy it, what’s the point?
Here are some highlights.
They can see the full program on youtubebut the ending tells them all they need to know:
What a Free Skate from Nathan Chen!
Nathan is AN OLYMPIC CHAMPION. #WinterOlympics pic.twitter.com/5dxRkPjLLW
— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) February 10, 2022
Translation:
What a Nathan Chen free program!
Nathan is an OLYMPIC CHAMPION.
Olympic Champion behavior. ????#WinterOlympics pic.twitter.com/4rp8oOplpd
— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) February 10, 2022
Translation: Behavior of an Olympic champion.
And here are some reactions from the fans. The fans were very excited.
The moment when Nathan Chen realized he’d done it, and just skated the rest of that program with so much joy? No notes #figureskating
— joe erbentraut (@robojojo) February 10, 2022
Translation:That moment when Nathan Chen realizes he’s made it and just skates the rest of his show with all the joy? Speechless
NATHAN CHEN : Congratulations !! Pure Gold
— Henry Winkler (@hwinkler4real) February 10, 2022
Translation: NATHAN CHEN: Congratulations! Pure gold.
????NATE THE GREAT????
????????Nathan Chen wins OLYMPIC GOLD in Men’s Figure Skating Singles, a score of 218.63.
Chen becomes the first American to win ???? since Evan Lysacek in 2010.
Anyone who skates to Sir Elton John deserves GOLD.
What a performance.#Beijing2022 #FigureSkating pic.twitter.com/BHYiV9gjcG
— Lukas Weese (@Weesesports) February 10, 2022
Translation:
NATE THE GREAT
Nathan Chen wins OLYMPIC GOLD in men’s figure skating with a score of 218.63.
Chen became the first American to win a gold medal since Evan Lysacek in 2010.
Anyone who skates to the music of Sir Elton John deserves GOLD.
What a performance.
Everyone was watching Nathan Chen’s Olympic gold medal moment. #WinterOlympics pic.twitter.com/B1xDL57Tvb
— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) February 10, 2022
Translation: Everyone was watching the moment Nathan Chen won the Olympic medal.
Nathan Chen winning the Olympic Games is a dream. I don’t even have words for how much joy seeing Nathan succeed gives me. OKAY FINE YES I CRIED WHATEVER SHUT UP IM A HUGE BABY I DON’T CARE YAY
— Adam Rippon (@AdamRippon) February 10, 2022
Translation: That Nathan Chen has won the Olympic Games is a dream. I don’t even have words to describe how happy I am to see Nathan’s success. OK YES IT’S OK I CRIED EQUIS SHUT UP I’M A KID I DON’T CARE YEI
Article translated by Ana Lucía Toledo
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